Sunday, November 1, 2009

Last 2 Months or So...

Wow! The past 1 1/2 months have been packed full of stuff! Here we go trying to update my blog. ha.

I finished my externship! YAY! I got a job on the Float Pool at the Budge Clinic. Basically we fill in for people who either call in sick or ask for time off. It really is a cool program to have...that way the employee who needs time off doesn't have to find someone else...the lady over the staffing department is the one who helps make sure everyone is taken care of. So I've been working for about a full week now on that. It's tricky trying to remember what each doctor wants and how to efficiently run the office, but once you get the basics down it's not so bad.





Charlie graduated from obedience class! It was the intermediate level. We learned tricks like "On Your Bed" where they actually will climb onto/into their bed and lay down, "Wait" until we give the command and then they can come to us, and stuff like that. He's done way good! In a few months after the holidays we are going to sign him up for the advanced level obedience class! I'm excited!




This is me, my mom, and my sister's project this year to decorate our house. All it took was some creativity, some spiders, and lots of string! But it was definitely fun and it turned out great! We did have some tombstones that we bought at the new Halloween USA store, but I didn't get a chance to take a pic of those.




Charlie sure did love the pumpkins! We bought each of our dogs one little pumpkin that we carved a face into. Charlie went nuts...all he wanted to do was pick the pumpkin up by the stem and drag it around the yard!







Of course...what would a fall be without playing in the leaves?! Ha. Charlie, Wrigley (the blonde-ish dog) and Nathan (my bro) had lots of fun playing in all of the leaves they raked up.




At Petsmart this year, they had a Halloween party for dogs and cats about a week before Halloween. We definitely got into the Halloween spirit by dressing our three dogs up! Becca dressed Wrigley up as a soccer player, and Cinder (her foster dog...the black lab) as Pocahontus - complete with the braids! She HATED her costume! And of course...we had to dress Charlie up as well. He got to go as SPIDERMAN!!!!! He just absolutely adored his costume! The first time, however, he felt embarrassed until we told him how handsome he looked. Then he quite enjoyed it!





Last but not least, here is my Halloween costume. I didn't want to spend much money so I went to Macey's and got some tattoos that look like lacerations with either staples or stitches in them. They looked real! Plus, they cost like $1. So it was a great deal. I just put white makeup on my face and a black eye, and this tattoo and went as a beat up person. ha. I couldn't find my old soccer or basketball uniform so I just wore my regular clothes.

Anyways, there it is. I've been quite busy! But it's been way fun too!

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Externship!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my gosh! Tomorrow I start my externship! I'm so nervous but excited at the same time. I'm up at the Budge Clinic rotating through the float pool, which means that I get to rotate through all of the different offices within IHC. Pretty cool cuz I am not sure what sort of office I want to work at. So I get to work at offices in family practice, pediatrics, OB/GYN, and lots of others! WISH ME LUCK!!! :)

Sunday, September 6, 2009

"Grandma Bea's Family Reunion"

This year was the first ever "Grandma Bea's family reunion". It was just for my dad's side of the family in celebration of our grandma (my dad's mom)...a new tradition I guess. We went up to Cherry Hills for this reunion. It was so much fun!

The majority of us cousins got the all day splash pass that allows you to swim in whatever pool or go on whatever slide you wanted. Our favorite was the rapids. You sit on this huge innertube as you go down this slide that mimicks water rapids. I mean, there's bumps, fast water, everything you could basically think of. We also went on the lazy river, which is basically just what it says...you float on either inner tubes or float or whatever around this circular river. Kinda relaxing.

Some of us also went and played mini golf, which is always fun (and kind of challenging). Me and my brother went and played aeroball, which is a basketball game where you jump on a tramp separated by this mesh wall and you try to throw the ball into the other person's hoop. We were exhausted after that! But it was definitely fun!



We took down our dog Charlie and my sister's dog Wrigley. Needless to say my cousin Brielle (the little girl I'm holding) loved Charlie which doesn't happen often...most kids love Wrigley and Charlie kind of scares them. She was adorable...she would walk right up to him and lay down next to him, pet him, and give him treats.



My sister Bec and our adorable new second cousin Connor. He's about one year old.



Two of my second cousins. Maddison and Hallie. They're cuties!



Becca and Maddison sharing an ice cream cone.

Friday, August 28, 2009

Update

Hiya everyone!
Sorry it's been so long...I just realized how long ago I last posted...basically a full month. ha.

Not much has been going on. Just been going to school, the singles ward, and having fun :)

Today I finished up my pass-offs for IV therapy...had to do one IV in the hand with the butterfly syringe (one with the wings on it) and two in the hands. My practices didn't go so well...I wasnt able to hit all of them. But today was pass off day and I was able to hit all 3 of them plus one practice all in one try! Very cool!

In the past month, 3 teenagers all my age have passed away (John Doucette, Jake Hawkes, and Hilary Peterson). Some I was friends with, others just acquaintences. All of them in different ways, all of them too young. But the one thing I've taken away from all of their deaths was that none of us know when our time will be up...so we need to live our lives without any regrets. Live life to the fullest, and enjoy every minute of it! That's what all three of these great teenagers did...they lived great lives!

I'm scheduled to leave on my externship on September 14th. Kind of excited. Not sure where I'll be heading yet...probably up to Budge Clinic. I'm way excited!

Anyways, just thought I'd update my blog...let everyone know what I've been up to. Love y'all!

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Some Drawings

For those of you who wouldn't have thunk it...I actually am an artist. ha. Here are some drawings I've done over my lifetime. I started drawing when I was 11 years old...taking private lessons while my knee was mending from soccer. After a year my knee was better so I stopped lessons, but never stopped drawing. Sorry they're blurry...I took pics of them so they're not the best.



A drawing I did of me when I was 10 months old...my first drawing of a human face. Done in October 2008.



Just some picture I found in a calendar. I drew it in October 2008.


My last drawing as an art student. Done when I was 11 years old back in 2000.



A drawing I did of two dogs out of a magazine. Probably sometime back in 2004.

Charlie lately

Here's Charlie...7 months old! He is getting so big...last time I tried to weigh him he was over 50 pounds!!! One heck of a big dog...which is good for us b/c we LOVE big dogs!!! So far he has chewed up two laptop charger cords...only when he's scared home alone. ha. Anyways, just thought I'd post something about him.



Charlie and Wrigley (Becca's dog) just hangin out



Charlie and Becca waiting for the popcorn. ha.



We got the dogs a little pool to lay in. Charlie didnt like it too much.

Owl in the Backyard!


Last week we were surprised to find this owl (we think it was a baby) in our tree. He was trying to sleep so I think we were annoying him. ha. It was pretty cool though!!!